Swap M5OD Mazda to ZF 5 speed in a f150 is it a direct bolt up
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10-02-2011, 07:30 PM
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You will need a tranny that comes from a 4x4 heavy duty F250, or F350 with the following engines - 300-6cyl, 302 or 351.
The truck the ZF5 comes out of, MUST be a 4x4 also. Converting a 2wd tranny to 4x4 is not worth the effort. The entire tranny has to be tooken apart.... and the ZF5 is no walk in the park!
The ZF5 is shorter than your M5R2 Mazda tranny, so you will need a new driveshaft.
For these kind of things, it's sometimes cheaper and easier, finding a whole donor truck.
But yes, as long as the 4x4 ZF5 comes off a 300-6cyl, 302 or 351, shes a direct bolt in deal!
The truck the ZF5 comes out of, MUST be a 4x4 also. Converting a 2wd tranny to 4x4 is not worth the effort. The entire tranny has to be tooken apart.... and the ZF5 is no walk in the park!
The ZF5 is shorter than your M5R2 Mazda tranny, so you will need a new driveshaft.
For these kind of things, it's sometimes cheaper and easier, finding a whole donor truck.
But yes, as long as the 4x4 ZF5 comes off a 300-6cyl, 302 or 351, shes a direct bolt in deal!
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10-02-2011, 09:55 PM
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Yep, grab the parts and bolt her in! I converted my F150 from the AOD automatic to the ZF5 a couple years ago. There are a couple differences (like the difference in length, but driveshafts are easy to find at a salvage yard if you've got one nearby), and you might need a different hose for the clutch ( I don't remember off-hand). Hope this helps!
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10-02-2011, 11:43 PM
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I don't know about you, but my parts truck had a Mazda tranny, and I absolutely hated the really tall reverse gear! And the truck had 3.55's!
My ZF5 has 377k miles behind my 7.3 Diesel and i've never touched it...., Reverse loves grinding sometimes, but that's the only common problem with the ZF.
My ZF5 has 377k miles behind my 7.3 Diesel and i've never touched it...., Reverse loves grinding sometimes, but that's the only common problem with the ZF.
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10-02-2011, 11:52 PM
I don't know about you, but my parts truck had a Mazda tranny, and I absolutely hated the really tall reverse gear! And the truck had 3.55's!
My ZF5 has 377k miles behind my 7.3 Diesel and i've never touched it...., Reverse loves grinding sometimes, but that's the only common problem with the ZF.
My ZF5 has 377k miles behind my 7.3 Diesel and i've never touched it...., Reverse loves grinding sometimes, but that's the only common problem with the ZF.
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10-03-2011, 02:15 AM
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10-03-2011, 02:58 AM
I mean hell...The danged thing already shifts like a stinkin dumptruck...Why not add the plunger handle in a bucket of gravel shifter also?
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10-03-2011, 05:59 PM
to the OP: as long as you have the right zf5 to mate your 302 4x4, then its a direct swap for the mazda trans. i changed nothing when i did mine.
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You will need a tranny that comes from a 4x4 heavy duty F250, or F350 with the following engines - 300-6cyl, 302 or 351. The truck the ZF5 comes out of, MUST be a 4x4 also. Converting a 2wd tranny to 4x4 is not worth the effort. ... The ZF5 is shorter than your M5R2 Mazda tranny, so you will need a new driveshaft. ... But yes, as long as the 4x4 ZF5 comes off a 300-6cyl, 302 or 351, shes a direct bolt in deal!
my truck is a 2000 regular cab with the 6 1/2 foot bed.
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